NHL Round 1
Sat Feb 12th:
Div 1: Tipperary v Kilkenny, 7.30pm
Sun Feb 13th (2.30):
Div 1: Galway v Wexford, Cork v Offaly, Waterford v Dublin.
Div 2 (Rd 1): Westmeath v Laois, Down v Carlow, Kerry v Antrim, Clare v Limerick.
Div 3A (Rd 1) (2.30): Wicklow v Kildare, Derry v Armagh, London v Meath.
Div 3B (Rd 1) (2.30): Fingal v Monaghan, Louth v Sligo, Mayo v Roscommon, Donegal Bye.
Div 4 (Rd 1) (2.30): Longford v South Down, Cavan v Fermanagh, Tyrone V Leitrim
Sat Feb 19:
Div 1 (Rd 2) (5.45): Dublin v Tipperary.
Sun 20 Feb:
Div 1 (Rd 2) (2.30) Offaly v Galway, Kilkenny v Cork, Wexford v Waterford
Div 2 (Rd 2) (2.30) Laois v Carlow, Antrim v Clare, Kerry v Down, Limerick v Westmeath
Div 3A (Rd 2) (2.30): Meath v Wicklow, Armagh v London, Kildare v Derry
Div 3B (Rd 2) (2.30): Donegal v Roscommon, Louth v Monaghan, Mayo v Fingal, Sligo Bye
Div 4 (Rd 2) (2.30): South Down v Tyrone, Leitrim v Cavan, Fermanagh v Longford.
Sat 5 March:
Div 1 (Rd 3): Tipperary v Waterford
Sun 6 March:
Div 1 (Rd 3) (2.30): Cork v Galway, Offaly v Dublin, Kilkenny v Wexford
Div 2 (Rd 3) (2.30): Laois v Antrim, Westmeath v Clare, Down v Limerick, Carlow v Kerry
Div 3A (Rd 3) (2.30): Armagh v Kildare, Derry v Meath, London v Wicklow
Div 3B (Rd 3) (2.30): Monaghan v Donegal, Fingal v Louth, Roscommon v Sligo, Mayo Bye
Div 4 (Rd 3) (2.30): Cavan v Tyrone, Leitrim v Longford, Fermanagh v South Down
Sun 13 March:
Div 1 (Rd 4) (2.30): Galway v Kilkenny, Tipperary v Offaly, Waterford v Cork, Wexford v Dublin
Div 2 (Rd 4) (2.30): Antrim v Carlow, Kerry v Westmeath, Clare v Down
Div 3A (Rd 4) (2.30): Wicklow v Derry, Meath v Armagh, Kildare v London
Div 3B (Rd 4) (2.30): Donegal v Fingal, Sligo v Monaghan, Louth v Mayo, Roscommon Bye
Div 4 (Rd 4) (2.30): South Down v Leitrim, Longford v Cavan, Tyrone v Fermanagh.
Sun March 27:
Div 1 (Rd 5) (2.30): Cork v Tipperary, Dublin v Galway, Offaly v Wexford, Kilkenny v Waterford
Div 2 (Rd 5) (2.30): Westmeath v Antrim, Down v Laois, Carlow v Limerick, Clare v Kerry
Div 3A (Rd 5) (2.30): Derry v London, Armagh v Wicklow, Kildare v Meath
Div 3B (Rd 5) 2:30: Monaghan v Roscommon, Fingal v Sligo, Mayo v Donegal, Louth Bye
Div 4 (Rd 5) 2.30: Leitrim v Fermanagh, Cavan v South Down, Tyrone v Longford
Sat April 2:
Div 2 (Rd 6) (7.30): Laois v Clare
Sun April 3:
Div 1 (Rd 6) (2.30): Galway v Tipperary, Offaly v Waterford, Wexford v Cork, Dublin v Kilkenny
Div 2 (Rd 6)(2.30): Down v Antrim, Carlow v Westmeath, Limerick v Kerry
Div 3B (Rd 6) (2.30): Donegal v Louth, Sligo v Mayo, Roscommon v Fingal, Monaghan Bye
Sun April 10:
Div 3B (Rd 7) (2.30): Monaghan v Mayo, Sligo v Donegal, Roscommon v Louth, Fingal Bye
Sun April 17:
Div 1 (Rd 7) (2.30): Cork v Dublin, Tipperary v Wexford, Waterford v Galway, Kilkenny v Offaly
Div 2 (Rd 7) (2.30): Westmeath v Down, Antrim v Limerick, Kerry v Laois, Clare v Carlow.
That's not bad from an Offaly perspective. Kilkenny, Cork and Tipp would be odds on to beat us no matter where we played them, so Nowlan Park, Pairc Ui Chaoimh and Semple Stadium respectively make no odds.
To have Galway, Dublin, Wexford and Waterford at home means our winnable games are all at home, and you'd hope to maybe pick up 5 points from them by hook or by crook.
Annoyed that for 2nd year in a row Carlow have to travel to Antrim & Down. Its a seriously long journey and we tend to lose away to these teams, while usually beating them at home. It will be 3rd time in a year that we play Antrim away, when u include the qualifier game in the summer.
Gonna be tough with a trip to Clare also part of our list. Will be doing very well to stay in top 4 for 3rd year in a row.